Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-04
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capital IL anu lJS place
of business is fixed at Atchison.
While the domestics were ut work in
the basement of Mr.. Charles Robinson's
house Saturday night n large and surly
looking man entered the room after try
ing the door cautiously. He could not see
the light from the outside and was so sur
prised on finding the room occupied that
he did no damage beyond badly soaring
the domestics.
The directors Of the Y. NJ. G.. A. gave
out notice that the deserving poor of the
city could have free of charge whatever
fuel could be obtained from the ruins Of
the Stronglbuilding. and all day Thursday
a large numbe" of persons were engaged
in carting away the charred timber in all
sorts of conveyances. i. A Drew has
charge of the ruins.
Thursday being the day of prayer for
colleges, the customary Rotations were
omitted at the University. There were
religious exercises at the chapel in the
morning, which were we'll attended by
the students Some very appropriate and
interesting remarks were made by Rev
f. p. Gould, and briefer remarks by
President Buckham and Rev. G. f. Car
ter. Some of the students also spoke, and
the exercises were of high interest.
The board of directors of the Y. NJ c. A
met Sunday night and elected board of
trustees, in accordance with the act of the
Legislature, amendatory of the act of in
corporation of the association, passed at
the last session. The trustees are five in
N mi pr al oil
j. NJ. Matthews, C. p. Smith, George w
Wales and l.. b. Lord. Under the amend
ed charter the property of the association
is vested in the trustees.
At the annual meeting of the Burlng
ton Law Library, held on Saturday, the
former board of officers were unanimous
ly reelected as follows Pre- ident,
Hon. 7. E. Wales secretary, Charles
+. Allen; treasurer, w. l.. Burnap
librarian, Seneca Haselton. Judge r..
S. Taft and w. l.. Burnap, purchasing
committee. The law library of this asso-
citation, which is steadily increasing will
eventually become one of the largest and
most valuable in the State.
Dr. and Mrs J. c. Rutherford, who ar
rived in town from Providence Saturday
evening, were given pleasant reception
at the residence of Mr.. j. A. Shedd with
whom they will board for a time. They
were pleasantly remembered by THEN
friends with fine array of presents, one
of which was an elegant chiffonner, pre-
sented by the Ethan Allen Engine com.
pany in honor of their captain. Mrs
Rutherford has made very favorable
INN Oh,
friends in the city of her adoption.
There is a new counterfeit silver dollar,
dated 1852, in circulation, and it is so
nearly perfect as almost to defy detection
Even an expert would be deceived unless
he made critical examination. It is very
| nearly up to the standard weight, the
milling, on which so many couterfeters
fail, is admirably done, the ring is almost
genuine, and the general execution good
1t is, however, lacking in the rich silver
color or appearance and looks like til
washed in light colored brick dust water
The city engineers report show thai
during the past year there were 1881 fee
of street macadami2ed, making in al
| 6.033 miles 1862 feet of street We're gravel
led in all 10 900 miles sidewalks Tagged
and curbed, 3104 feet in all, ll9 miles
sidewalks curbed, 2S43 feet, in all, POS
miles stone crossings laid 10 il all, lO5
street basins constructed, 4, iii all, 81
electric lights erected, 50 naptha, So let
ter boxes placed, 2, in all, 81 :. hyarant
set, |, i'll all, 1863 sewer pipe laid, 5000
in ALL 9.5l6 miles. There are now 81 mile
of road within the city Ii mits.
Mayor Woodbury's report of the cit,
finances, elsewhere printed, shows a de
crease of $1,000 in the bonded debt
surplus of cash and uncollected taxes anC
water rates, of S4400, on hand after paynl
the expenses of the year; and a reduction
Of $1,000 in the annual interest due Oh tn,
city's debt. These favorable items, to
| gether with a small reduction of estimated
| outlay in the sewer department, enabl,
! him TO recommend tax of but 80 cent.
for the coming year. as against 10 cent,
recommended last year. If the Board o
Aldermen will endorse this estimate aut
| keep within the limit thus Indicated i
will certainly be highly gratifying to tn,
taxpayers.
The once week c. L. ;. c. observed
/ DuluS lhtuOIldl houudS evening al INT
home of Mrs. DR.. Bingham The pro
! gramme included the song Aud LanG
| Syne;" responsive reading with prayer; rol
call, quotations from Burns duet II Tro
vatore, Melnotte biographical sketch o
Burns; Robert Burns" Longfellow
poem, 1.-The First Psalm - song, "MaiC
of Dundee :" recitation, address to
Woodlark - a ballad, John Barleycorn
ode, "Despondency :" piano solo, Scotcl
airs reading, "For a That and That :
selection, "Epistle to Friend :" dirge
Man was made to Mourn - poem
1.-Two Days-and After song, 9Th,
Hunting Tower :" selection, ITO
Mountain Daisy ~ an address, "To tn,
Toothache;" music Gloria Patri